casuarius bennetti

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casuarius bennetti - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Mooruk \Moo"ruk\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)
     A species of cassowary (Casuarius Bennetti) found in New
     Britain, and noted for its agility in running and leaping. It
     is smaller and has stouter legs than the common cassowary.
     Its crest is bilobed; the neck and breast are black; the
     back, rufous mixed with black; and the naked skin of the
     neck, blue.
     [1913 Webster]